Negative free surplus
If asked to determine free surplus on the exam, and the amount is negative, would the final answer be the negative amount, or would it be floored at 0?


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If asked to determine free surplus on the exam, and the amount is negative, would the final answer be the negative amount, or would it be floored at 0?


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I think it's a bit strange to have negative free surplus, so floored at 0 would seem more natural. If anything, if you show your work (getting to the negative surplus) and enter in 0 as final answer based on fact it's a negative surplus, I think you should be fine. Thanks!